Overheard this morning in the Tobak household: Steve: Check this out, God is on Twitter. Kim: Um … and this matters to me why? Steve: I don’t know, it’s just funny. He tweets funny shit like “There’s not a plan.” Kim: Still not getting it. Steve: He has like 5 million[…] Read On
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Lost in a Murky Sea of Social Media Sound-Bites
When you try to boil down complex concepts to the kind of motivational missives that the Twitterverse eats up, the sound-bites you come up with may sound compelling, but they’re usually misleading or just plain wrong. The problem is, people are bombarded with that sort of oversimplified bullshit 24×7. Case[…] Read On
The Most Annoying $#*! Technology Has Brought Us
When was the last time you took a quick look at your Facebook page and realized that two hours of your life were gone and absolutely nothing good came of it? Tell the truth; it was yesterday, wasn’t it? Here’s the thing. Technology is supposed to make us happy and[…] Read On
No. More. Inspirational. Quotes.
Read these five famous quotes and tell me if you can figure out what they all have in common: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” – Albert Einstein “I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job because a[…] Read On
Is Social Media the Downfall of Our Culture?
I just listened to a Nerdist interview with Harrison Ford from a few years back. You’ve got to love the guy’s dry sense of humor, but there’s also some interesting stuff in there that I found, well, interesting. Here’s his take on the internet: Nerdist: Now there’s the internet, you[…] Read On
Addicted to Twitter Fame: The Curious Case of Dr. Eugene Gu
“May you live in interesting times.” – Anon If you’re going to tweet controversial sociopolitical views, there is a chance that you’ll become famous. And if you do, there is a chance it may come back to haunt you at work. And if you then get into altercations at work,[…] Read On
Twitter. One Question: Why?
Q: Where can you find the nastiest, neediest and dumbest narcissists on Earth, all in one place? A: Twitter. It’s common knowledge that Twitter users exhibit the worst human behavior imaginable that doesn’t involve a weapon. The anger, cruelty and vitriol is so pervasive and off the charts that, even[…] Read On